Dr Sangy Manjini Anandaraj

Research Fellow

Sangy Manjini Anandaraj

Sangy Manjini Anandaraj is a Research Fellow at the Maternal and Child Health Research Centre, ÑÇÉ«ÊÓƵ. She holds a Master of Research (MRes) and a PhD in Midwifery Research from Kings’ College London. Her PhD research focused on mixed-methods research, exploring views of women on implementation of midwife-led care in India.

Sangy specialises in Maternal Health Nursing and her career as a midwife has involved working in various clinical environments including home, community settings and maternity wards in hospitals. In academia, she progressed from a clinical instructor to a Midwifery lecturer, with ten years of experience in both academic and clinical settings in India and Oman.

Qualifications

  • PhD - Midwifery Research, Kings College London, UK
  • MRes - Master of Research, Kings College London, UK
  • MSc - Maternal Health Nursing, Dr MGR University, India; Organisational Psychology, Annamalai University, India

Research Interests

  • Midwifery
  • Maternity Care
  • Midwifery-led Care
  • Women’s Health
  • Respectful Care
  • Health inequalities
  • Global Health

Registrations

  • Registered Midwife, Nursing and Midwifery Council, UK
  • Registered Nurse Midwife, Indian Nursing Council, India
  • Member of the Trained Nurses Association of India.

Publications

  • Sangy, M. T., Duaso, M., Feeley, C., & Walker, S. (2023). Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of midwife-led care for childbearing women in low- and middle-income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review. Midwifery, 122, 103696.
  • Sangy, M. T., Duaso, M., Feeley, C., & Walker, S. (2023). Reporting the Impact of Public and Patient Involvement in Midwife-led Care Study on Reproductive Age Group Women in India. The Nursing Journal of India, CXIV, No.4, Pp:156-161.
  • Sangy, M. T., Duaso, M., & Walker, S. (2021). Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of midwife-led care for childbearing women in low- and middle-income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review Protocol. The Nursing Journal of India, CXII, No.6, Pp:253-256.

Conference Presentations

  • Sangy, M.T (2023). A cross-sectional survey of women’s attitudes and beliefs towards implementation of midwife-led care in India. The 4th Annual Post Graduate Research conference, London, UK.
  • Sangy, M.T (2023). Attitudes of midwifery students towards midwife-led care at NIMHANS, Bangalore, India. The National Conference of Society of Midwives India (SOMI), Bangalore, India
  • Sangy, M.T (2022). Factors influencing the implementation of midwife-led care in low and middle-income countries: a mixed methods systematic review. The Virtual International Day of the Midwife, Online
  • Sangy, M.T (2022). Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of midwife-led care in low and middle-income countries. The 3rd Annual PGR conference, London, UK
  • Sangy, M.T (2022). Mixed-methods Research. The Annual Research Symposium by the Centre for Doctoral Studies, London, UK
  • Sangy, M.T (2020). Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of midwife-led care in low and middle-income countries. The Normal Labour and Birth Research Conference, India

Contact Details

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Luton, LU1 3JU

E: sangy.manjinianandaraj@beds.ac.uk

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